Category: 3D projects

3D projects, Personal Ramblings, Tutorials

WHAT A GREAT WEEKEND!!

Jenny Hayward

I have just had the best weekend with a few stamping buddies.  While at the Stampin’ Up! convention in May this year a group of us who shared together decided that since the Incentive Trip was beyond us for this year then we should hold our own.

Leonie N. and I have been planning it for the past few months.  It all came together this weekend.  It was such fun!!!  Each of us shared a Make and Take, we had prize patrol, lots of special gifts and our “Night of Nights” Award Dinner.  I thought I would share some of our ventures and creating over the next few days.  

Firstly, I can show you what I made for each of my lovely friends.

I used the Newsprint DSP with Melon Mambo and black cardstock. The black card measures 16.5cmx8.5cm.  I scored it on the long side at 6.5cm.  This enabled the piece to bend easily.  I punched a circle in the top part with the 1 3/8″ circle punch.  I cut a 1 3/8″ circle from melon mambo and then a scallop circle over this to cut it out.   The label was cut with the “Lots of Tags” Die and I rubbed Champagne Shimmer Paint around the edge.  I cut the letters with the alphabet die and adhered that to the tag.  The small flower from the hostess set “Punch Potpourri” was stamped in Melon Mambo and punched out with the Boho Blossoms punch. I added a gold brad and raised that up off the letter with dimensionals.  Here is a close up to see it.

This is what was waiting for the guests.  Leonie had made up some fruit punch.  Doesn’t it look exotic!!!

Here is everyone enjoying them.

Andrea gave Leonie and I these special little chocolate boxes for organising the weekend.  Aren’t they gorgeous???? I’m sure they will taste yummy too, but you won’t know that, will you!

Stop by over the next couple of days and I will show you some of the cards that we made.  Maybe I can show you some other things we got up to too!!

3D projects, cards

A CARD FOLDER “JUST FOR YOU”

Jenny Hayward

I have been working on some card folders over the last week or so.  These would make great hostess gifts, or just a little “thank you” to someone.  Everyone needs a card now and then right!!!  They needed to be quick to make up, yet still impressive.  If you could say that about these ones anyway!!!  I used one of my favourite sets at the moment – “Just Believe”.

I did a bit of searching on the net but couldn’t find what I was after, so just made up these ones. 

This is the front of the folders:

The card measures 28cmx21cm.  Score the 21cm at 4cm and score the 28cm side at 14cm.  Fold up on the 4cm line. This creates a pocket. Fold in half on the 14cm scored line.  I rounded the corners at the top and then on the ends of the folded pocket inside.  I didn’t take any photos of the inside – sorry!  I had stamped the small leaf image from the set in Old Olive on the edges.  I added some Sticky Strip inside the pockets to adhere together.

For the front of the folder.  I cut a Top Not on the Big Shot on Certainly Celery Cardstock.  I then embossed it using the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder.  I cut the Top Note in half and sponged Old Olive ink over the embossed edges.  I stamped the flowers from “Just Believe” in Old Olive ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock and layered it onto Certainly Celery Mat.  I inked up the words in Old Olive and punched it out using the Large oval punched and sponged the edges.  These were all layered onto the Old Olive card folder.  The words were raised with dimensionals and an adhesive Rhinestone was added for a bit of bling.  These folders were just big enough for 2 cards and matching envelopes.

Onto the cards:

These cards were cut at 10.5cmx 29.6cm and scored at 14.8cm in Very Vanilla Cardstock.  I cut off 2cm on one end.  I cut a piece of Old Olive cardstock 10.8cmx3cm and ran it through the big shot with the Very Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder.  (Actually because I did so many I had a larger piece and embossed it and then cut into 3cm strips).  I adhered this to the bottom edge of the Very Vanilla card.  TIP:  To make it easier to line up this piece, I layed the Old Olive piece on the bottom card, added adhesive to the top of the old Olive piece and then laid the top of the card over onto the Old Olive piece.  It makes it easier to line up.  For the text, I stamped the greeting from “Teeny Tiny Sentiments” in Old Olive and punched it out using the Word Window Punch.  Then adhered this to a large oval punched out in  Old Olive.  I raised this up with dimensionals.

I was pleased with the final result – and more importantly the recipients were very pleased. 

School has gone back now so hopefully there may be a little more time to create!  Until next time,

Happy Stamping!!

3D projects, Tutorials

ANOTHER BOXY BAG!!

Jenny Hayward

It has been a little while since I have been back here.  I’m really sorry about that.  I don’t like to leave it this long between posts.  You’ll start to forget about me 🙂 – and I can’t have that!!!  Life has just been crazy these last few weeks and with school holidays thrown in it has been a bit tricky to make it.

 In this recent post  I showed you the boxy bags.  They are so cute.  I said I would give you the metric measurements for them and I haven’t forgotten.  I’ll do that right now for you.  I will show you the bag I made some time ago when I tried these the first time.  I made this one for a special friend using the stampset “Hello Again”.  It was good I had a photo in the vault!

This is in the shadow a bit but it gives you an idea side on.  This is the front view.

It is using some DSP from the recently retired catalogue. 

Here are the metric measurements I used.  The original instructions can be found here.   The instructions can be a little confusing as to where to cut.   So you can follow the instructions there as they have step by step photos to show what to do.

Cut card 28cmx12.5cm, (which is 11″x5″).   On the 28cm (11″) side score at 11.5cm and 16.5cm.  On the 12.5cm (5″) side score at 3cm and 9.5cm. 

On the 3cmand 9.5cm scored lines cut from the end to the score line in the middle (that would be the 11.5cm scored line running down.  Turn around and repeat on the other end.    Cut off 7.5cm from these outside side flaps on each end.  (Check the photo if you are unsure).  Place adhesive on small tabs and adhere box together.  You can decorate the box as you like.  It is so cute – and very simple.  It would be great with Christmas approaching very quickly.

Now I promise I won’t leave it so long next time to return here.  I do have a lot I have been busy with.  So stop by again soon.  In the meantime go and make yourself a boxy bag!! 

3D projects, cards, Workshops

A BOXY BAG!!

Jenny Hayward

I hope you all had a good weekend.  The weeks are just flying by.   It’s amazing to think that school holidays are just around the corner again!!!  It doesn’t seem that long ago that they headed back for this term.   As promised I said I would show you the creations we made at my ‘Mystery Hostess’ Workshop last week.  It was a fun day. We had several Rounds of Catalogue Scavenger Hunt to get familiar with the new catalogue.  And it’s always good when someone goes away with some special prizes!!

We made 2 projects.  A bag, known as the Boxy Bag and a card.

The little boxy bag is very cute.  It only measures about 11cm high.  I found the original idea here.  I had these instructions done out in metric but just can’t locate them at the moment.  So I will get back to you with that shortly. (Edited to add: I have now done another post with a Boxy Bag in metric measurements. You can find that post HERE). Before I assembled the box I stamped the flower from ‘Printed Petals’  The other flowers were stamped, cut and mounted with dimensionals after I put the box together.  This is a cute bag to put some little goodies in.

The small card was created with the strip of card that I cut off when cutting out the box.  It only measures 8.5cm square.  I thought that was a good use of card – and makes a nice matching gift set!!  It is a very simple card stamping several of the flowers onto Whisper White and matting it on So Saffron and then the Regal Rose.  The sentiment is from ‘Teeny Tiny Sentiments’ and stamped in Black.

On the way to making this card I had started off with a standard size card and then went smaller.  So I ended up with a similar card in several sizes!

I have to race off now.  It’s getting on to home time for the kiddies.  I will be back soon with more creativity!

3D projects, Challenges

RAZZLEBERRY BAG!

Jenny Hayward

Just a quick post today.  I have just finished this bag for the ESAD Challenge that finishes tonight!!!  We had a basic bag template and could jazz it up as we like.  This is my final result.  You have to love that Cottage Wall DSP, it is so gorgeous.

To create the handle I punched out a strip of the Orchid Opulence card with the Eyelet Border Punch and added a thin strip of the DSP to it.  I added a pocket to the front of the bag to insert a little gift card in.  On the front also I added some bling to the brad.  Here is a close-up.

To create the bling I swiped a gold brad onto the versamark pad and then sprinkled over heat and stick powder.  I heated it with the Heat Gun.  Be sure to use tweezers to hold it as it does get hot.  I then sprinkled over the Dazzling Diamonds and heat it again to set.  You then have a ‘brad with bling’.

Now I must run.  We are off to the Gold Coast in 2 days for the rest of the week for some R&R and warmth!!!  I will try and pop back some time in the next week to rub it in, gloat, share some of my adventures!

Take some time to stamp for me while I’m away.

3D projects, Tutorials

LEONIE’S BAG!

Jenny Hayward

I have one more little thing to show you from convention.  You are probably all convention-ed out now!!!  I made this little bag for my roomie Leonie N.  I wanted to make something special for her.  The original idea came from Chiaki Haverstick.  When I made it up though it was so tiny measuring 7.5cmx5cm (3″x2″).    So I enlarged it and made a separate flap.

side view
Close-up of the paper flower.

I’ll give you the directions for the bag shortly but just to let you know what I did.  I used the So Swirly wheel over the card in Baja Breeze.  I assembled the bag.  For the flap I ran it through the Big Shot with the dots impressions folder and rounded the corners.  Now because of the width of the flap, the impressions folder didn’t cover it all.  So I lined it up again and ran through what hadn’t been done.  I rounded the corners of the flap and adhered it to the bag with Sticky Strip.  I adhered the ribbon with Sticky Strip inside the flap.  I created the flower by punching out several scallop circles and circles from DSP.  I scrunched them up and layered them.  Then added the Rhinestone brad before adhering it to the front of the bag.  To close the flap I adhered magnets to the inside of the flap and the front of the box.  I filled the bag with some little shampoo and soap and chocolate!!!! The inside!! To create the bag: 1. Cut card 19cmx20cm.  On the 19cm side score at 8cm and 11cm.  On the 20cm side score at 2.5cm and 17.5cm. 2.  Cut card for the flap measuring 15cmx10.5cm.  Score on the 10.5cm side at 5.5cm and 8.5cm.  Fold on the score lines. 3.  Stamp bag with wheel if desired before assembling.  Fold on score lines.  Assemble bag.  Run the widest part of the flap through the Big Shot if desired and round the corners.  Add Sticky Strip to back piece of the flap and adhere to the back of the bag. 4.  Adhere ribbon to inside of the flap.  You could attach it to the outside of the bag with eyelets if desired. Hope all this makes sense.  Happy Creating!!!

3D projects, Convention, Tutorials

SOME LITTLE GIFTS!!!

Jenny Hayward

Now I can show you these little books I made as gifts for some of my stampin’ buddies at convention.  I had grand plans for the gifts I wanted to make, but with 3 days to go and just finishing my swaps off – time was against me!

I created these little covers for the post-it notes.  I’ll give you the dimensions below.  Here they all are. 

Here is a close-up of 2 of them.

I added their initials on the front.  Some I used the scallop circle punch and others I used one of the tags from the BIG SHOT ‘Lots of Tags’ die.  The leaves are punched out with the 2-step Bird Punch.  I embossed the initials.  I didn’t want it just flat silver embossing, I wanted some bling to it.  I added the silver EP with the Heat and Stick and embossed, and then added Dazzling Diamonds to it before it set.  Then I heated it again.  Not sure if it was the right way about it, but it did have a bit of sparkle to it! Don’t know if you can see that in the photo though????

Do you want to see inside????

Just a little Freddo Frog to keep their energy up over the weekend.

Here are the dimensions for the cover.

Cut card 24.5cmx9cm.  Score card at 8, 10, 18.5 and 20.5cm.  Fold on score lines.  The short flap folds over and tucks under the tag or scallop circle that I added the front to secure it shut.  I made the cover a little deeper to fit the Freddo in.  I added various pieces of DSP to coordinate with the card that I used.  A great way to use up those small pieces of DSP!!!

So there is a quick project for you to whip up.  I have another project to show you from convention too.  I’ll save that till next time.

Happy Stamping!!   🙂

3D projects, cards, Workshops

IT’S GETTING CLOSE!!!

Jenny Hayward

Can you feel the excitement????  It is only 3 sleeps till we leave for convention.  This is my first convention, so I’m so excited! It will be so good to get away with my best stamping buddies.  We are going to have such fun. 

The last week or so the cardstock has been flying around here trying to get my swaps done.  I put the last ones together today!!! Whoo Hoo! I’m so relieved.  But, I can’t show you those yet.  I just have a few other things to do now and then I’m off.

Thought I would just stop by quickly and share a project I did at a recent workshop.  I wanted a quick project of a box and notecards.  I decided to show the pizza box.  This can be found here at splitcoast stampers.  I used the set “Bloom Away” which hasn’t seen ink for a while, and I knew these ladies would appreciate them.

This is a close up of the top of the box.

The little note cards.  These are 3″x3″ size.  I realised I didn’t take a close up of one of the cards, but I think you can get an idea of them.  I wanted to keep them very simple.  The stamps have such fine detail I didn’t think it was necessary to colour them for this.  The punched flower is using the Boho Blossoms punch.  I inserted a gold brad through it and raised it up with dimensionals.  The greetings are from “Teeny Tiny Sentiments”  in the Autumn/Winter mini catalogue.  This is such a versatile set with so many greetings, and is such good value considering you get 24 stamps in the set.

Stamps: Bloom Away, Teeny Tiny Sentiments.

Card: Chocolate Chip, Ruby Red, Baja Breeze card and DSP, Very Vanilla.

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Ruby Red.

Other: Word Window Punch, Lots of Tags Die (for box), Boho Blossoms Punch, Scallop border Punch, Gold Brad, Dimensionals.

Now, if you pop back in the next day or 2 I will show you the card they all got to make.  The hostess wanted a male card.  They are always difficult to do.  I showed them a few techniques that can be used on male cards.  So, don’t forget to call by.

Happy Stamping!!

3D projects, Uncategorized

FOR MUM!!!

Jenny Hayward

Just stopping by with a quick post.  These are the projects we will be making at my Mother’s Day class this week.  If you are in the area, why not come along?  I have a few places left.

When: Friday 30th April, 7.3opm in East Corrimal.

Cost: $15 to make both these cute projects for Mum for Mother’s Day or change the greeting for a friend.  RSVP:  ASAP.

Hope your enjoying your weekend. 

Happy Stamping!

3D projects, Blog Hops, Tutorials, Uncategorized

AUTUMN/WINTER BLOG HOP!!!

Jenny Hayward

Welcome!  If you have just come from Jane’s blog on the ESAD Autumn blog Hop, then thanks for stopping by.  If you have just joined in then enjoy!!

You better go and grab yourself a cuppa as you’ll be hopping for a while!

What is ESAD you say?

ESAD stands for Extra Special Australian (and New Zealand) Demonstrators and it is an online group just for Australian and New Zealand demonstrators for Stampin’ Up!

We so love what we do and not only do we love to share it with our customers, friends and wonderful blog visitors but we share our love for what we do with each other as Demonstrators. We run swaps, challenges, tutorials, product know how and cyberstamps and we are always there to help and support each other when its needed.

So if you are a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator located in Australia or New Zealand then please feel free to click here to join our wonderful group.

Here are my projects to show you today.  I am using the beautiful Cottage Garden DSP and Stamp Set and the Circle Scissors.

Firstly,  I want to show you this cute Circle pocket.  This was one of the projects we made at my Autumn Mini Launch last weekend.  I found this idea some time back and stored it in the back of the vault to use sometime.  I can’t remember where I first saw it.

With the Circle Scissors it makes life so much easier.  I cut a 14cm circle with the circle scissors from Old Olive cardstock.  Score it across at 4cm, this is your bottom score line. 

Turn the circle 1/4 turn and score it at 2.5cm and 11.5cm.   When scoring these lines, check the bottom score line is horizontal or you will have a crooked pocket!!!

Scoring the circle at 4cm.

 

1/4 turn, score at 2.5cm and then along at 11.5cm.

 Turn the circle over and stamp the side sections as desired.  Turn back over and fold up on the score lines.  Place snail adhesive or sticky strip on the bottom flap before folding up.

Decorate as desired.  I added a belly band using the Rich Razzleberry cardstock and Cottage Garden DSP.  I stamped the flowers from the Cottage Garden set.  This is a great 2-step stamp set. First I stamped the solid image in Orchid Opulence and then the outline in Rich Razzleberry.  I did this twice, cut them out and layered them up.  I added some Dazzling Diamonds with the 2-way glue and mounted it with Dimensionals.

I made up a quick Love Note size card to fit.  I used the other gorgeous images from the Cottage Garden set, and the text from ‘Short and Sweet’.

My next project is a circle bag.  I first came across these here on Kim’s blog.  I was so amazed how small they were though when I made one up. They are about 11cm or 4 1/4″ high. They are so cute!!

Cut 2 x 14cm circles with your Circle Scissors.  I used the gorgeous Cottage Garden DSP.  Cut off 2cm from the bottom of each circle.  Before any assembling, punch a circle from the top of the circles to create your handles.  (Believe me it is sooooo much easier to do this first.  I learnt the first time!).  I used the 1 1/4″ circle punch.  I also punched out 2 circles with the 1 1/4″ circle punch from Old Olive cardstock and punched around these with the scallop circle punch.

Here is what you should have.

Kim used a lunch sack inside her bag, but I didn’t have any so I created a box. 

Cut cardstock 17cmx12cm.  On the 17cm side scored at 4cm and 13cm.  On the 12cm side score at 4cm and 8cm.  On opposite sides cut up to the score line.  This is how it should look.

Add adhesive to the flaps and fold up.  To adhere your circle pieces on, place Sticky Strip to the long sides of the box.  Do one side at a time.  Place the circle down with right side down and line up the bottom edge of the box with the bottom edge of the circle, and adhere.  It is so much easier doing it this way than lining up the circle onto the box.  Turn over the box and repeat on the other side.  Add your handles and tie up with a bow.  I used some 5/8″ Old Olive Grosgrain.I added a tag using the Big Shot ‘Lots of Tags’ Die.  I sponged around the edge with Rich Razzleberry and stamped the greeting and flower from ‘Short and ‘Sweet’.

PS.  In my rush to get this out I forgot to show you the finished bag. DOH!!!

Here you go!

The cute little circle bag, with the Big Shot Tag from 'Lots of Tags'

 

Side view of the bag!

There you go!  I hope you enjoyed these creations.  It might be time to stock up on the drink and chocolate before you move on with your Blog Hop journey.  You could be a while! You will now move on to Juliette’s blog.  Don’t forget as you visit each blog to leave a comment.  Then email Sharlene at stampwithsharlene@hotmail.com to be in the draw for some blog candy.

Thanks for stopping by!!